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0 Euro 200 Years of Stagecoach Express Post
| Issuer | Slovakia |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette composed of fading panoramic views of Vienna and Bratislava as underprint, with a horse-drawn stagecoach in the central foreground evoking the historic Vienna–Bratislava express coach mail route. A postal horn flanked by the coats of arms of Vienna and Bratislava occupies the lower register, accompanied by the bilingual inscription 'VIENNA PRESBURG'. The denomination '0 EURO' and anniversary legend '200. výročie' appear alongside the title of the service in Slovak. |
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| Reverse description | Standard 0 Euro souvenir reverse with vignettes of celebrated European landmarks arranged across the note: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Big Ben (London), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Colosseum (Rome), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of the Mona Lisa portrait is positioned to the right, consistent with the Oberthur Fiduciaire 0 Euro souvenir series format. |
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Slovakia's postal service issued this commemorative zero-euro note in 2023 to mark two centuries since the introduction of organized stagecoach express post routes through the territory. The zero-denomination souvenir format — now a firmly established collector genre across Europe — is printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire in France, the same firm responsible for a substantial portion of the continent's legitimate currency output, which lends these pieces their genuine banknote feel despite carrying no monetary value.
Designer A. Ferda handled the artwork. The watermark security feature is standard for the Oberthur souvenir euro program.